Archive for July, 2008
New Hampshire congressional candidate proposes 9-point plan for US energy independence
In New Hampshire, 1st District Congressional candidate John Stephen announced a 9-point “Roadmap to Energy Independence,” that he said will convert the US from a net energy importer to an exporter in 10 years.
Among the proposals from the Republican: increase conservation awareness, remove restrictions on energy exploration, cut regulation to build more refineries, reduce the [...]
Peugeot Citroen and Ford approve Harvest B30 biodiesel in UK
In France, Peugeot Citroen and Ford have approved the use of “Harvest” brand B30 biodiesel sold by the Morrison’s supermarket chain in the UK. The biodiesel, produced from canola and recycled cooking oils, can now be used in popular UK diesel engines used in the Ford Focus, S-Max, Mondeo, Fiesta, the Land Rover Freelander and [...]
Senator Ted Stevens, arch-foe of renewable energy, indicted over ties to oil industry
In Washington, Senator Ted Stevens of Alaska, a 40-year veteran of the Senate and former chairman of the powerful Appropriations Committee, was charged with seven counts of making false statements on financial disclosure forms.
The Justice Department said that the Senator did not report more than $250,000 in gifts and services from an oil services company, [...]
Today in Biofuels Opinion: “Corn ethanol – despite its shortcomings – isn’t going away. At least not for a while.”
Nathan Bomey in the Michigan Business Review: “Now, it looks like the state is turning its hopes toward cellulosic ethanol. Witness Mascoma Corp.’s decision to invest $250 million in a cellulosic ethanol production plant in Chippewa County. Cellulosic ethanol can be produced at a greater energy efficiency rate than corn ethanol. Problem is: The world [...]
Brazilian leaders ponder next steps on ethanol tariff; WTO complaint, US litigation in sight
In Brazil, leaders at the sugarcane association, Unica, said that following the collapse of the Doha round of world trade talks, the association will consider litigation in the United States to open markets for Brazilian ethanol. The association said that it will also reach out for allies in working to eliminate or lower the ethanol [...]
Three US Senators request resignation of EPA Administrator, ask Attorney General to investigate
In Washington, three US Senators called on EPA Administrator Stephen Johnson to resign over allegations that he misled the Senate in recent testimony. Johnson recently denied a waiver to California from federal statutes when the state asked to impose a stricter low carbon standard at the state level. Senator Barbara Boxer was joined by two [...]
Common Fund for Commodities to invest in sisal-to-biofuel project in Tanzania
In Tanzania, the Common Fund for Commodities said that it will invest $100 million over five years to develop added-value strategies for African farmers, including a project in the eastern province of Tanga to create sisal residue to biofuel. Sisal, used to make rope, will use biofuel to power a 150 MW in electricity.
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Biofuels Digest Index gains 0.41 percent to 82.35 as ethanol inches higher
The Biofuels Digest Index™ (BDI), a basket of public biofuels stocks, gained 0.41 percent to 82.35 as agribusiness and ethanol stocks inched up. For the day, Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) edged upwards 0.38 percent to $28.88, while Pacific EThanol (PEIX) gained 3.89 percent to close at $1.87. Among small caps, Texcom (TEXC.PK) jumped 57.14 percent [...]
Georgia’s Cobb County to produce biodiesel, convert fleet to B20
In Georgia, Cobb County will purchase a “containerized” biodiesel production plant, and will commence biodiesel production using waste fats and greases collected from large area food facilities. The fuel will be used to produce enough fuel, 75,000 gallons, to convert the county to B20 biodiesel. The county is in the process of procuring a biofuel production [...]
Poet Energy “still full speed ahead” at Iowa cellulosic ethanol demonstration project
In Iowa, management at Poet Energy confirmed that its cellulosic ethanol plant in Emmitsburg is “still full speed ahead. We’ll have some announcements on our cellulosic efforts coming up soon. Discussions with the state of Iowa are taking place now.” The Digest reported last April that the POET executives alluded that the plant might be [...]
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2. Sapphire Energy
3. Virent Energy Systems
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5. Range Fuels
6. Solazyme
7. Amyris Biotechnologies
8. Mascoma
9. DuPont Danisco
10. UOP
11. ZeaChem
12. Aquaflow Bionomic
13. Bluefire Ethanol
14. Novozymes
15. Qteros
16. Petrobras
17. Cobalt Biofuels
18. Iogen
19. Synthetic Genomics
20. Abengoa Bioenergy
21. KL Energy
22. Ineos
23. GreenFuel
24. Vital Renewable Energy
25. LS9
26. Raven Biofuels
27. Gevo
28. St.1 Biofuels Oy
29. Primafuel
30. Taurus Energy
31. Ceres
32. Syngenta
33. Aurora Biofuels
34. Bionavitas
35. Algenol
36. Verenium
37. Simply Green
38. Carbon Green
39. SEKAB
40. Osage Bioenergy
41. Dynamotive
42. Sustainable Power
43. ETH Bioenergia
44. Choren
45. OriginOil
46. Propel Fuels
47. GEM Biofuels
48. Lake Erie Biofuels
49. Cavitation Technologies
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